agronomy agricultural physics agricultural meteorology soil science

Instrumentation and sampling problems—design of agrometeorological experiments.
Data processing techniques in agroclimatology—synoptic, nurierical and graphical
techniques, spatial analysis of weather systems and charts.
Modelling techniques of crop weather relations. Methods of forecasting crop yields,
pests and disease development, using climatic inputs.
Practical
Calculation of Continentality factors, PET by Thornthwaite method; Computation of
Climatic Water balance and its components. Climatic indices and climograms; Degree
days, Photothermal, Phenthermal and other indices, heat units; Heat use efficiency
of crops, Biomass, crop growth rates; Analysis of Thermogram, Hygrogram,
Hyetogram, sunshine cards etc; Preparation and analysis of isobar chart, isothermal
and isohyetal charts. Stream lines and wind roses and Statistical analysis of climatic
data.
Suggested Readings
Conrad, V. and L. W. Pollak. 1950. Methods in Climatology, Harvard University Press.
IMD/WHO. 1998. Users Requirements for Agrometeorological Services, IMD pp.336.
Munn, R.E. 1970. Biometeorological Methods. Academic Press. New York and London.
Thom,H.C.S. 1971. Some Methods of Climatological Analysis. W.M.O. Technical
Note No. 81, W.M.O.Geneva.
3. Crop weather models (1+2)
Principles of crop production, Evaluation of crop responses to weather elements,
Impact of natural and induced variability of climate on crop production. Empirical
and statistical crop weather models their application with examples, Regression models-
incorporating weather, soil, plant and other environmental related parameters
and Remote sensing inputs. Growth and yield prediction models. Crop simulation
models, forecasting of pests and diseases.
Practical
Working with statistical and simulation models, Plantgro, Ceres models, Brassica,
Rescap etc.
Suggested Readings
DeWit, C.T.,Brouwer, R. and de Vries, F.W.T. P. 1970. The simulation of photosynthetic
systems, pp.7-70. In. Prediction: and measurement of photosynthetic ac-
.tivity. Proc. Int. Biological Programe Plant Physiology Tech. Meeting Trebon.
PUDOC, Wageningen, The Netherlands.